EIT Food Challenge Labs 2025 "Beyond the Pea"

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From September 4 to 6 in Riga, the EIT Food Challenge Labs 2025 – Beyond the Pea will take place – a three-day idea development lab focused on creating sustainable and practically applicable solutions based on the potential of pea processing side-streams.

EIT Food Challenge Labs 2025 is an initiative of EIT Food, the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). In Latvia, the initiative is organised by the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU) as the EIT Food Hub Latvia, in collaboration with BirgerMind, which provides organisational and prototyping support, and ASNS Ingredient, which sets real-life business challenges and awards cash prizes to the best solutions.

The event will take place at the International Exhibition Centre in Ķīpsala, during Riga Food 2025, offering participants a unique opportunity to pitch their ideas, connect with industry experts, and speak on the main stage of the exhibition.

Two challenges from ASNS Ingredient:

  • Expanding Non-Traditional Markets for Purified Pea Starch through Fermentation
  • Unlocking Non-Food Potential for Pea Inner Fibre After Wet Processing

Awards: 

  • 1500 EUR cash prizes for the best solutions in each challenge
  • Special recognition prizes from mentors and industry representatives
  • Opportunities to continue idea development through EIT Food entrepreneurship programmes

What’s in it for you?

  • 3 intensive days of ideation, teamwork, and prototyping
  • 3 expert-led workshops: design thinking, prototyping, and pitching skills
  • Support from 10+ mentors in food, innovation, business, and design
  • Networking with industry experts and potential customers
  • Public pitch on the main stage of Riga Food 2025
  • A chance to turn your idea into a real solution with international visibility

Key Dates: 

Online onboarding call: August 25, 17:00–19:30 (Zoom) 

On-site in Riga (Ķīpsala): 

  • September 4–5 (9:00–18:00)
  • September 6 (9:00–16:00) 

Location: International Exhibition Centre Ķīpsala, Riga 

Working language: English 

Apply by August 21! 

For more information about EIT Food Challenge Labs 2025: Please contact the organisers – EIT Food Hub Latvia at eitfood@lbtu.lv

Date of event:

September 4 - September 6, 2025

Time:

All day

Target audience:

researchers entrepreneurs

Place of event:

EIT Food Challenge Labs 2025

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